Then and Now: cultural Europe in agony on Zambrano's thought

In 1945, Maria Zambrano came out with the book The Agony of Europe (although it had initially appeared as an article in 1940) delivering some major ideas about what she considers to be an agonizing Europe, that is, the crisis in which Europe is steeped. Those writings are mainly about what is happening in Europe between the years 1940 and 1945, and three elements can characterize that scenario given by the philosopher reflection: 1) the malaise of civilization, 2) the construction of Europe as a history of violence, and 3) the interference of religion at the European cultural crossroads. She proposes, as a way of overcoming this agony, the need for a new man, an inner man. If it is true that her critical thinking remains current and helps us understand the phenomenon of the European crisis, does her solution remain current? This paper will reflect on the agony of Europe nowadays and his social, political and cultural problems with Zambrano's thought in the background.